Nukaga resigns over KSD scandal

Nukaga resigns over KSD scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fukushiro Nukaga, 57, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, comes out of the prime minister's official residence Jan. 23 after tendering his resignation to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori in the wake of allegations regarding his receipt of 15 million yen from mutual aid foundation KSD in 1999 and 2000. Mori accepted Nukaga's resignation and appointed Taro Aso, a former Economic Planning Agency chief, as his replacement.

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